Don't
determine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are differentthat each of us are special.
Don't set your goals by whatother people 'feel' important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Don't take
for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life,
for without them, life is meaningless.
Don't let your life slip through your fingers
by living in the past or the future.
By living your life one day at a time,
you live all the days of your life.
Don't give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
It is the fragile thread that binds us together.
Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to
find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.
And the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without a dream is to be without hope.
To be without hopeis to be without purpose.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget
not only where you've been,
but also where you are going.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the
way.
written
by Nancye Sims
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